A growing number of childcare practitioners across the country are reporting that they are having difficulties accessing tests. This is leaving them unable to work and settings struggling to maintain ratios, the Early Years Alliance has warned.
According to Government guidance, early years workers are classed as ‘critical workers’ and should be given priority access to tests. However, many childcare providers are reporting being unable to access any tests at all.
‘I currently have two members of staff off with suspected Covid symptoms, one of which more than likely has tonsillitis but cannot see her doctor. She has been asked to self-isolate for 10 days unless she can get a test’ said Hannah Wilkes, deputy manager of Poppetts Day Nursery in Shenfield, Essex.
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